Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-16

An mbroglio has arisen in the New otk
customs house. It appears That Mr.. Wyatt.
q nrominent official therein, charged MIR.
Beatty. a still higher official, with being
Hill man. Beatty denies the charge, says
it impupus his loyalty to the administration,
and recommends Wyatt's removal. The
Treasury Department will probably settle
the matter by advising the opposing parties
to keep quiet.
A prominent lawyer from one of the
Western States, now here as counsel in a
case before the U. s. Supreme Court, says
the decrease in litigation is greater than in
almost any other business in the country,
and that the average income of the lawyers
in the United States, including those who
receive enormous fees in the large cities, IS
less than 81 200. He says the wages OF e
skillful mechanic now amount to more than
the fees of the average lawyer, and that
why the lawyers are ostracised by the
knights of labor he at least cannot tell:
Judging from the way some of the IRISH
men Of this city are talking about Senator
Sherman, Gen. Mahone's candidate for the
next Presidency made q Presidential quie
tus of himself with bare letter night before
last, as, though specially invited TO attend
the anti coercion meeting then in progress,
he sent letter, and went to the theatre.
1t is said here that the young Englsn-
man recently arrested in this city for swlnd'
ling operations in Lynchburg, who SAID ne
was Vanderbilt's son, and who bought eignt
thousand dollar horses ito match with MS
fathers Maud S." is crazy, and SO impress
ed every body who talked with him.
A Mahoneite from Alexandria, here to.
day, says it is the intention of his party IN
the Alexandria State Senatorial district, to
run ex-potmaster Windsor Of that city for
the State Senate next fall.
There were no speeches at the meeting OF
the Virginia democratic association OF TINS
city last night Representative Brecken-
ridge, of Arkansas. and Mr.. Henry Vice
Garnett, of this city, had been invited to
speak on the occasion, but both declined.
Capt. Selfridge, of the U. S. 5. Omaha,
had an interview with Secretary Whitney
to day regarding the disaster caused by the
explosion of shell fred from his vessel at
the Japanese Island ofIkeshima. The mat
ter has been referred 10 the Judge Advocate
General of the Navy Department for exam
nation, and upon his report will depend the
action Of the Secretary.
Brigadier General Orlando B. Wilcox was
to day placed on the retired list on account
of having reached the age Of 81 years.
Msior General Schotield, with an ade.de-
camp, has been ordered to proceed to Wash.
ington Barracks, Fort Meyer, Va, and
Newport Barracks on an inspection tour.
MIR. J. Il. Tucker says the report that he ls
to make this city his permanent residence
is incorrect He Gays his home is in Lexing-
ton, Virginia and will continue to be there,
but that he will come here to attend to any
law business that may be entrusted to him.
and that on such business he would like to be
here as often and as long as possible. Mr..
Tuck CIR also says be is not an applicant for
any Office.
Among the late removals at the govern
ment printing office is that of Mr.. Maupn,
of Stanton, Virginia. He is republican;
so strong an one that at recent election in
his State, being for some cause, unable to so
home 10 vote, he tried to secure pair with
some Virginia democrat here.
Representative Clifton Breckenridge says
the Secretary of the Treasury should pre-
pare tariff bill and send it to Congress
with the administrations imprimatur. No
democratic Congressman, he says, could af-
ford to oppose such bill He says the
democrats were in similar trouble in 1857
but were relieved of it by Secretary R. j.
Walker, who formulated tariff bill and sent
it to Congress. Mr.. Fairchid, he says,
must do likewise if the party is to be brought
together.
The famous old hostelry, the National
Hotel, OF this city, has been leased by II. q.
Farmer & Co., the Co. being Mr.. Dooittle,
one OF the present lessees, the two remain
ing lessees, Messrs. Tinney and Crosby, re"
firing.
The subcommittee of the Senate Finance
committee recently in session here consider
ing the subject Of the differentiation of i'm
ports, adjourned sine die to-day.